#9caedd

Color #9caedd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.96 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9caedd

RGB

rgb(156, 174, 221)

HSL

hsl(223.4, 48.9%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.4, 29.4%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.4%, 21.3%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(71.25, 4.42, -25.72)

LCH

lch(71.25, 26.1, 279.75)

OKLCH

oklch(75.4%, 0.0709, 268.38)

HWB

hwb(223.4, 61.2%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddcb9c

Analogous

#9ccedd

#9caedd

#aa9cdd

Triadic

#9caedd

#dd9cae

#aedd9c

Split-complementary

#9caedd

#ddaa9c

#cedd9c

Tetradic

#9caedd

#cb9cdd

#ddcb9c

#aedd9c

Square

#9caedd

#dd9cce

#ddcb9c

#9cddaa

Shades

Color #9caedd mixed toward black.

#6d88cd

#4062bb

#304a8c

#20315e

#10192f

Tints

Color #9caedd mixed toward white.

#acbbe3

#bdc9e8

#cdd6ee

#dee4f4

#eef1f9

Tones

Color #9caedd mixed toward gray.

#a1b0d8

#a7b3d2

#acb5cd

#b2b8c7

#b7bac2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4d3 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#a3a2d0 · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#9dcac8 · ΔE 21.7

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 16.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9caedd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9caedd]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9caedd (#9caedd) is rgb(156, 174, 221) in RGB.

No, #9caedd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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